Controlling Parasites in Your Horse

Fecal egg count reduction tests are used to gauge parasite resistance to dewormers on your property.  Resistance occurs when the same amount of the same dewormer you used to use, does not control the same parasites at the same time of year as it used to (try saying that fast three time.)Finding out if the parasites you are targeting to control have developed resistance to the dewormer you are usin

Ivermectin as an over-the-counter (OTC) chemical dewormer indicated for controlling parasites in horses. Left untreated, parasites cause inflammation, ulcers and damage your horse’s intestinal lining. Also, certain types of parasites are thought to contribute to colic, anemia, and nutritional deficiencies.

Correctly preparing a fecal sample for shipping will help preserve the a fecal sample's integrity during it journey though the US Postal system.  Here's a couple of tips to make sure you get the best possible outcome when using Zero Egg Count’s temperature controlled protective packaging.

Equine fecal egg count test tells you what type and how many parasites are potentially inside your horse’s digestive tract. Horse fecal egg count tests are reported in eggs per gram which can be used to classify horses into low, medium and high shedders.

Welcome to the Controlling Parasites in Your Horse blog.  This entry discusses why the blog was started, what was the motivation for the blog and why on earth would anybody write about fecal egg count testing.